Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 8896 Richard J Gross
VFW Post #8896 — East Berlin, PA. A post since 1921 — East Berlin, PA.
- VFW Post #8896
- East Berlin, PA
In 1921 a handful of veterans chartered Post 8896 — East Berlin, PA. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The comrades keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the comrades stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — East Berlin, PA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — East Berlin, PA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 8896 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few comrades who know the ceremony — East Berlin, PA.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 8896 Richard J Gross. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — East Berlin, PA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — East Berlin, PA.
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Years on the calendar — East Berlin
Charter story set in 1921
70 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
48
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 8896 Richard J Gross, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The comrades read the names they have been given — East Berlin, PA. |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — East Berlin, PA. |
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 8896 Richard J Gross. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The comrades voted to keep the spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — East Berlin, PA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — East Berlin
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 8896 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — East Berlin.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — East Berlin, PA.
Officers
Officers
Commander
Senior Vice Commander
Quartermaster
Chaplain
Adjutant
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 8896 — East Berlin, PA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — East Berlin, PA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — East Berlin, PA. VFW Post 8896 Richard J Gross. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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